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GOP candidate concedes long-unsettled NC court election to Democratic incumbent

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78% Informative

Jefferson Griffin concedes defeat in North Carolina Supreme Court race to Allison Riggs .

Federal judge ruled that potentially thousands of disputed ballots challenged by Griffin must remain in the final tally.

Riggs is one of two Democrats on the seven -member state Supreme Court .

Griffin 's decision sets the stage for Riggs to be officially elected to an eight-year term.

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83

Informative language

83

Neutral language

56

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

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not offensive

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not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

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1

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